Patrick Wight Email & Phone Number

Haidian District, Beijing, China

I am a course instructor in AP World History, Sociology and English Literature.

Online

Since 2017, I am an External Examiner in Global Politics/Human Rights for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. This involves using their online system each spring to grade final exams and essays submitted by graduating students in the IB program.

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

For the 2023-2024 academic year I was a faculty lecturer at Okanagan College in Kelowna, British Columbia. In the fall semester I taught the following courses: introduction to politics, introduction to international development, global politics and Canadian public administration. In the winter semester I taught courses on the politics of human rights, international development in practice and policy analysis.

I was the Executive Editor at Ethiopia Insight, an online publication founded in 2018 by William Davison, Senior Ethiopia Analyst at the International Crisis Group. Ethiopia Insight publishes viewpoint pieces and investigative journalism on all aspects of Ethiopian politics written primarily by Ethiopian authors of all backgrounds, but also by foreign experts.I was a Senior Editor from June 2021 to August 2022 and became executive editor at that point until stepping down in May 2024. I was involved in the editorial process as either the primary, secondary, or copy editor for all pieces published by Ethiopia Insight during that time period.My role included deciding which submissions to move forward with, editing pieces from the initial idea to publication, copy editing and fact checking, ensuring that pieces follow thecorrect style, determining the editorial focus, coordinating with investigative journalists in Ethiopia, promoting each piece on social media, and applying for funding.From September 2022 until June 2023, I was the Project Manager and Primary Editor for Ethiopia Insight's Analytical Reporting to Improve the Federation (ARIF) project. ARIF received external funding that allowed us to employ five reporters in Ethiopia to develop in-depth pieces on Ethiopia's federal system. My role was to manage the five reporters in developing their pieces and serve as the primary editor for each of them. These pieces were some of the most in-depth investigative reporting available on the relationship between Ethiopia's ethno-territorial federation and conflict, and how to ensure that it mitigates rather than perpetuates conflict.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

In Winter 2022, I was the course lecturer for INTD397 - Conflict and Development in the Global South, at McGill University's Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) and AFRI598 - Research Seminar in African Studies at the Institute of Islamic and African Studies. I developed both courses based on my research interests. Due to Covid-19, the courses were first taught remotely via zoom and then in person.In Fall 2022, I taught INTD 398 - Special Topics: Conflict and Development in Africa. This course analyzed the causes of conflict in Africa and the relationship between conflict and development, then debated conflict resolution and post-conflict reconstruction strategies.In Winter 2023, I am teaching INTD 398 - Special Topics: Conflict and Development in the Global South for ISID and AFRI 598 - Research Seminar in African Studies at the Institute of Islamic and African Studies.

Guelph, Ontario

I was the teaching assistant for 23 courses in the fields of political science, history and International development. My responsibilities included marking assignments (midterms, finals, essays, presentations, online discussions and short papers), holding office hours, planning essays with students, taking over lectures and leading seminars. For three of these courses, I led weekly seminars composed of sections of 10-25 students.Subjects I taught as a TA included: African politics, conflict and conflict resolution, environmental politics, Canadian politics, comparative politics, public policy, the politics of aid, development and underdevelopment, international development studies, qualitative methods (history and political science), political ethics, governance and administration, global history, and Canadian history.For three of these courses I led weekly seminar composed of 4-6 groups of 10-20 students. I also took over lectures on numerous occasions.

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia And Nairobi, Kenya

I conducted research in Ethiopia and Kenya for my Ph.D. dissertation. I first arrived in August 2014 and stayed until May 2015. I returned for six months in 2016 and in February- March 2019. I interviewed delegates in the peace process (government, opposition, civil society, opposition parties, and faith-based groups), IGAD mediators, regional experts, researchers, African and Western diplomats, organizational representatives, journalists, and South Sudanese expats.In total, I spent a year and a half living in Ethiopia and three months in Kenya. I conducted more than 60 key informant interviews and held countless informal conversations on the politics of the Horn of Africa.

I received an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) to fund my PhD field research for a total of $25,000.

Guelph, Ontario

I worked as the research assistant in a project on food security in Cameroon run by Dr. Even Fraser, Associate Professor in Geography and Dr. Lauren Sneyd, then a PhD Candidate in Geography/International Development. Translated from French to English and inputted data into excel spreadsheets of 85 qualitative research surveys in August/September 2012 and then an additional 140 in November/December 2012.

Chateauguay, Quebec

I worked as a substitute teacher at Howard S. Billings High School in all subjects, including History, Geography, English, French, Math, Science, Art and Gym.

Yaounde, Cameroon

I acted as the lead research assistant in Cameroon to Dr. Adam Sneyd, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Development at the University of Guelph, for a period of six weeks. We spent this time travelling around Cameroon interviewing actors involved in the production, regulation and certification of timber commodities. We interviewed a number of representatives of various multilateral organizations (IMF, World Bank, UNDP etc.), research institutions (CIFOR), actors within the private timber industry (Wijma) and representatives of relevant NGOs (WWF).

Montreal, Quebec

I wrote approximately 60 articles relating to global, domestic and campus politics. I provided a weekly column titled “Over the Fence” summarizing the weekly events in international news. Often participated in weekly production nights.

Peru

I worked in the Sacred Valley near Cusco restoring Inca terraces and restoring a Spanish colonial church. I then worked at the Taricaya Conservation Reserve in Puerto Maldonado monitoring species life, forging trails, caring for injured or captive animals and working on a model farm.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Political Science And International Development

Master'S Degree, History And International Development

Bachelor'S Degree, History And Journalism

Diplôme D'Études Collégiales (Dec), Law And Society (Social Science)